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Big Men’s 3000m at British Grand Prix in Sheffield Today
Posted July 15th, 2007 at 9:40 AM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Today’s Norwich Union British Grand Prix in Sheffield, England, features a tremendous men’s 3000m, a rematch between Kenenisa Bekele and Craig Mottram from last year’s World Cup. In that race Mottram prevailed 7:32.19 to 7:36.25.
Today’s race is by no means a two-man show. Britain’s #1 distance runner, Mo Farah, is also in the field along with American Dathan Ritzenhein. Here is the complete field with personal bests:
1 Ian DOBSON USA 7:52.62
2 Jermaine MAYS GBR 7:55.98
3 Dathan RITZENHEIN USA 7:43.95
4 Mo FARAH GBR 7:38.15
5 Chris SOLINSKY USA 7:51.69i
6 Abraham CHEBII KEN 7:33.42
7 Craig MOTTRAM AUS 7:32.19
8 Seth SUMMERSIDE USA 7:43.82
9 Steve SLATTERY USA 7:50.76
10 Kenenisa BEKELE ETH 7:30.51
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New York City joins IAAF World Athletics Tour
Posted March 12th, 2007 at 8:00 AM by David Monti
Section: News & Results
The IAAF announced today that the Reebok Grand Prix, scheduled for Saturday, June 2, at Ichan Stadium in New York City, had been upgrated to IAAF Grand Prix status and is now part of the IAAF World Athletics Tour.
The Reebok meeting joins the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Ore., on June 10, as the only other IAAF Grand Prix meeting in the United States. The World Athletics Tour has a total of 24 meetings, most of them in Europe. The Tour concludes in Stuttgart on September 22-23 with the World Athletics Final.
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“Guess Who’s Back? Back Again”
Posted June 7th, 2006 at 1:00 AM by Steven Schiff
Section: News & Results, Cross Country, Track & Field
Many might recall that the phrase “Guess who’s back?” recently trumpeted the arrival of the Real Slim Shady, but as the meet announcer at last Saturday’s Reebok Grand Prix on Randall’s Island declared, “Look who’s back,” he was ushering in the return of the Real Marion Jones.
In vintage form, Jones was first across the finish in the women’s 100-meter race. Though her time of 11.06 seconds was slightly ho-hum, Jones’ victory came in her first U.S. appearance since returning from an 11-month hiatus from the sport. She finished ahead of Veronica Campbell of Jamaica, a triple medalist at the Athens Olympics, and Lauryn Williams of the United States. Jones had failed to medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics and lost her 2005 season to injury.
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